Saving Southern Kitties

Tax-deductible

Tega Cay, SC501(c)(3)Since 2013EnvironmentEIN 46-1564496

Saving southern kitties mission is to save cats and kittens from high kill animal controls, house them in team foster homes, provide quality veterinary care and adopt them into forever homes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 22 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$15K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
36 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 36.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $46K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$256K
+141% vs prior year
Spent
$93K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$280K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$256K
FY2025▲ +141%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$91K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$150K
FY2024$106K
FY2025$256K
Net assets
$280K
FY2025▲ +139%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$48K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$99K
FY2024$117K
FY2025$280K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $83K Management & general 9% · $8K Fundraising 2% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $15K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President Treasurer and Founder
$15,400Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Schreck’s $15K as President Treasurer and Founder is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Schreck$15,400$12,972$14,400$15,600$15,400$14,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Saving Southern Kitties is an environmental nonprofit based in Tega Cay, SC, formed in 2013.

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1 program service account for $83K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Rescued approximately 101 homeless / abandoned cats and kittens (many long term medical cases) from high kill shelter partners, housing them in our foster homes, providing extensive and thorough medical care, then placing them into forever homes using our thorough adoption process.

$83Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$46K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$256K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$93K
Ln 25
Programscol B$83K
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$280K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Total revenueLn 12$256K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$280K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$280K
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$280K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K$280K
Total assetsLn 16$117K$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$117K$280K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$50$50
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$15K$12K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$884$147$147
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$720$612$108
Office expensesLn 13$1K$986$174
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$5K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$93K$83K$8K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $256K$93K$163K$280K 990 PDF
FY2024 $106K$117K 990 PDF
FY2023 $150K$99K 990 PDF
FY2022 $83K$47K 990 PDF
FY2021 $91K$63K 990 PDF
FY2020 $63K$48K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $255,816 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$239,137
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,137
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,665$16,665
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14$14
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,665 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14$255,816
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $92,920 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $50$50
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,550 · Management $1,925 · Fundraising $1,925$15,400
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $884 · Management $147 · Fundraising $147$1,178
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,200$1,200
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,472 · Management $1,491$2,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $612 · Management $108$720
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $986 · Management $174$1,160
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,032$62,032
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,271 · Management $2,946$8,217
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $82,857 · Management $7,991 · Fundraising $2,072$92,920
Part X · Balance sheet $279,935 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,039$279,935
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $117,039$279,935
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $117,039$279,935
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $117,039$279,935
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $279,935 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$255,816
XI-2 Total expenses$92,920
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$162,896
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$117,039
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$279,935

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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